Y. N. Sukthankar
6th Governor of Odisha
In office
31 July 1957 – 15 September 1962
Preceded byBhim Sen Sachar
Succeeded byAjudhia Nath Khosla
2nd Cabinet Secretary of India
In office
1953–1957
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Preceded byN. R. Pillai
Succeeded byM. K. Vellodi
Personal details
NationalityIndian

Yashwant Narayan Sukthankar, CIE (24 August 1897– 16 June1973)[1] was an Indian civil servant, the second Cabinet Secretary of India and a former Governor of Odisha.

Sukthankar was a member of the Indian Civil Service having completed his education at University of Bombay & University of Cambridge. After completion of his barrister at law in Cambridge, he joined the service on 30th October 1922 - the first batch of native ICS officers.[2] He was a part of the Finance and Commerce Pool, comprising specialist civil servants, that was constituted at the level of the Government of India during the Second World War. Sukthankar was a specialist in international trade[3] and he went on to serve as Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry[4][5] and as Cabinet Secretary of India from May 14, 1953 to July 31, 1957.[6] He also served as secretary of the Planning Commission of India that formulated India's Second Five Year Plan.[7]

Upon retirement as Cabinet Secretary, he was appointed Governor of Orissa, a post he held from 31 July 1957 till 15 September 1962.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Page 14935 | Issue 47058, 4 November 1976 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. ^ The India Office List 1931. Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1931. p. 861.
  3. ^ "Finance and Commerce Pool — An old-is-gold idea". Hindu Businessline. 2 December 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Exchange of Letters regarding Trade". Ministry of External Affairs. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Our Governors". Raj Bhavan, Government of Orisaa, Bhubaneshwar. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Cabinet Secretaries Since 1950". Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, New Delhi. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  7. ^ "2nd Five year Plan". Planning Commission, Yojna Bhavan , Government of India, New Delhi. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  8. ^ "dated June 12, 1957: New Governor of AP". The Hindu. 12 June 2007. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Orissa Legislative Assembly". Lok Sabha Secretariat, Government of India, New Delhi. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

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